>> live and in hd. this is abc7 breaking news. >> heavy rain leads to a flood warning for significant portions of our region. we are on stormwater and keeping a close watch on exactly what can expect tonight. >> we have been watching this system over the last couple of days. it is beginning to fall apart as it moves off toward the north and east. look at the railyn this

afternoon. almost an inch of rain at harvard university, nearly 3 inches in centreville, over 2 inches in germantown and a little over an inch in arlington. this is the latest offer rate are showing the heaviest of the grain moving off to the north and east. look to the left-hand side of your screen. garrett and alleghany counties, a winter weather revisory. they could pick up 1-3 inches of snow. the flood warning remained in effect until 9:45 and includes the district, montgomery, prince george's, and prince william counties. rock creek is expected to reach flood stage tonight at 7:00, that is at 7 feet. more in just a few minutes. breaking news in anne arundel county where the weather is causing major back up. flooding has caused two of the three westbound lanes to be shut

down near the severn river bridge. we have accrued at the scene and we will have much more on the major delays or people headed back into town tonight. officers in montgomery county are trying to find out if the weather caused the crash into a town house. no passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident and no one else was hurt. people in southwestern louisiana are cleaning up after a tornado destroyed about 150 homes. one woman was killed while trying to protect her child and a dozen others were hurt when a twister hit yesterday. about 1500 people are not able to return to their homes because of all the damage. we are keeping a close watch on the storms and our region right now. steve will be back in a few minutes with the complete forecast. breaking news in the controversy involving d.c. mayor

vincent gray and the firing of a high-profile aid. he said he was promised a job in the grey administration in return for helping the mayor's campaign. richard, tell us about this. >> as you said, just a short time ago the mayor wrapped up a news conference and call these allegations reprehensible and shocking. he said that yes, there had been some missteps, but denied any wrongdoing with his administration. picking up the washington post sunday, readers found themselves confronted by a dramatic headline. >> this is democracy. we don't do that. >> she is talking about this article in which mayor vincent gray starkly denies promising a city job. brown says not so. >> i was promised a job in

exchange for continuing to put the heat on. >> brown says he received thousands of dollars to help with his own election and was told he would get the job if gray won the mayor's seat. gray denies the allegations. he says he never authorized cash payments, only that he promised an interview. >> i went on to indicate that should win, there would be different consideration. >> brown was later hard for a $107 job. he says he has text messages to prove that he and gray had a deal. >> if you are offered a condition in the government's, that is completely unethical. >> voters we spoke with said something does not seem right here. brown admits this probably was not a good decision.

>> it was definitely a bad idea. at the time, i needed the financial support. >> brown is officially out of a job as of friday, following allegations that he stalked a 13-year-old girl. he denies the allegations. meanwhile, gray says he is asking for the d.c. council and the attorney general's office to investigate the entire matter. we are learning new information about the disappearance of a pregnant woman. our news partners are reporting the 21-year-old had a boyfriend. investigators believe the board been was the last person to see decker. police initially believed her husband is the last person to see her. her husband is currently serving in the army in afghanistan. meanwhile, the man who police say is the east coast rapist

will make his first court appearance yesterday. aaron thomas is scheduled to face the judge tomorrow even though police say he tried to hang himself in a jail cell. he was taken to hospital last night but was returned to jail earlier today. right now he remained on suicide watch. police said dna evidence links him to 17 attacks. we have exclusive reaction to a disturbing case, a number of volunteer firefighters are accused of taking of fire trucks on a drunk and joy ride. >> these firefighters are in some hot water tonight. five volunteers, one miner, at least two supervisors and a leesburg cop. police said it would drinking around 2:00 a.m. yesterday and then took a pumper truck for a -- for a spin. the driver has been charged with

the dui and unauthorized use of a vehicle. a patrol officer had to be a rock into a ditch to avoid hitting a speeding truck head on. the department describes it as an embarrassing day for all. >> we just will not tolerate any behavior that causes the public to question our integrity. this was very dangerous, and quite frankly, it is very, very surprising to us. >> luckily, no one was hurt in the incident and nothing was damaged. the fire trucks in question was retired and the firefighters were off duty at the time of the incident. three of them have resigned and the two others have been suspended. tune in at 11 for more on this story. the university of virginia honored the former lacrosse star who was murdered. the virginia cavaliers women's lacrosse team retired yeardley love jersey.

she was killed last may after prosecutors say she was killed by her s -- her ex-boyfriend. montgomery county native george huguely is charged with her murder. coming up, the crisis in libya takes a deadly new turn. also, a shocking brawl. -- during a local awards show. " police were forced to intervene. much of the reason remained -- curtis: welcome back to geico radio, it's savings, on the radio. gecko: kate from mill valley, it's all yours. kate: well, i'm shopping for my first car. gecko: nice! i do hope you'll choose geico and save a go bit of cash... curtis: what color is the car? i bet you'd look great in a blue car.ca kate: no...actually, i'm torn between a fuel-injected inline-6 and a higher torque turbo diesel. gecko: yeah...now that's quite a quandary! umm, i mean of course you could save either way. curtis: yeah but is one of them blue? cause i'd go with the blue one.

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>> welcome back. an ugly turn of events that what was supposed to be a night to honor the areas hip-hop artist. a number of fights broke out during last night's dmv awards. at least five people were hurt.

three of the injured ended up in the hospital. dozens of police responded to the hotel. no word on what prompted the fight and police are still investigating. turning out to the crisis in libya, new attacks among supporters and opponents of muammar gaddafi make it appeared that the company may be headed toward the civil war. >> fierce battles raged on sunday as rebel fighters pushing westward towards tripoli were met by air attacks and ground forces loyal to libya's leader, muammar gaddafi. >> they fired bombs and bullets and we were trying to escape and come back. it was really scary. >> the front line appears to lie between two towns.

abc news was able to make it as far as one before being turned around are rebels, telling us it was just too dangerous to proceed. we heard that a massacre was taking place. muammar gaddafi strips were firing indiscriminately into civilian areas. -- troops were firing indiscriminately. residents awoke to gunfire. according to libyan authorities, it was a laboratory, claiming the government forces had reclaimed several cities. the residents in both cities that direct -- the opposition remains in control. oil prices have soared. >> the issue of the reserves is one we are considering. it is something debt only has been done on very rare occasions.

-- something that has only been done on very rare occasions. >> the u.s. has not pushed for a no-fly zone over north africa. >> the situation in libya continues to show in surging gas prices. gas is up 17 cents from just a week ago. on this date last year were paying on average $2.81 a gallon. still to come, be brave and shave. helping to fight a daunting battle. plus, the flood warning remained in eff

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>> be brave and shave. that is what two dozen folks from bethesda did as part of a

bone marrow fund raiser. the shave their heads to help patients at children's national medical center. there are raising funds for new outpatient clinic for bone marrow transplants. children must be kept in isolation for weeks after undergoing a transplant. >> we are turning and the into reality. >> organizers that have already raised $180,000 from $1,300, but they are hoping to raise even more. a hospital spokesperson said the cost of the outpatient clinic will be about $300,000. the rain did not dampen the spirits of a dozen -- dozens of runners who participated in a 5 k race in washington d.c. the event was a fund raiser for

public schools. this is the third year for the run. they are good sports out there. >> the rain happened earlier this morning and then we had a little bit of a break. after that, it has gone downhill since then. we are looking at improving conditions for another couple of hours or so. looking outside at the washington monument, you can barely see it. heavy rain expected over the next couple of hours and it will eventually fizzled out to just a couple of scattered showers. 45 degrees this hour at reagan national airport. the wind chill factor is 38 degrees. 58 for the high, above average for this time of year. the record was 81, set back in 1961.

2.75 inches of rain, over an inch of rain in upper northwest d.c., tumbling down to 41 degrees. germantown is at 41 after a high of 57. you can see where the cold front is located, cooler air of to the north and west. 30 in pittsburg, compared to the 63 in your fault. satellite and radar shows the area of low pressure up the east coast. our skies will start to clear and when you wake up tomorrow morning, look for lots of sunshine. look at all the snow falling in upstate new york. winter storm warning for syracuse. they could be looking at 8-12 inches of snow. closer down to the mid-atlantic, the showers beginning to break up just to the south of us, but over 2 inches of rain. we are looking at a lot of advisories' and watches.

montgomery, the district, prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, and rock creek expected to reach flood stage in just about 10 or 15 minutes, at 7 feet. off to the north and west we have a flood watch, and well to the west of us, garrett and allegheny county have winter weather by three. two to four inches of snow expected for the overnight hours. once this is the moves out of here, high pressure settles back in. color tomorrow, but the sunshine will make it pretty of side -- cooler tomorrow. sunshine tomorrow, high temperatures will approach just a round 50-225 degrees. wins out of the north at 15-20. only in the lower 40's. it is extended outlook. thursday is the next best chance for extended rain. a similar situation to what we had today.

>> an old fashioned, rainy day, the kind of day to stay in and watch the caps play. >> that are open to shine in florida to the night where rigid while another florida team. florida to the night where rigid while another florida team. it looks like march

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>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving a forward. >> george mason came into today's semifinal game against virginia commonwealth with a 16 game winning streak under its belt. but all good things must come to an end, and that is how it went down today. here's the head coach before tipoff, ready for the big game. mason trails 39-23.

mason has a comeback, but nixon finds it burgess. vcu whence and manages to knock down 20 but frank mason. the national look to take on the atlanta braves and get a win in florida today. debt wyler is a strong candidate for the fifth starter a job. he allowed only one hard-hit ball. it was his 28th birthday. a shot to left field, a great play. harbour is clearly disappointed. the braves go on to win 5-0. the capitals are on the road playing the florida panthers, currently up 2-1 in the third. a win could put them in first place in the southeast division.

he has more goals than any of his new capital teammates, so be on the look for his offensive moves tonight. we already saw some scoring power from the new center. he had the winning goal right there in st. louis and the capitals also making an impact. >> he has played on really good defensive teams and he plays lots of minutes for whichever team he plays for. >> it was a crazy 48 hours for me, but i am glad to be here. >> i think we have a fantastic team and i would not have come a that was not the case. i think babbittry shot at winning. -- i think we have a shot at winning. >> that have played the game for a long time, so they should be

fine. >> the wizard to play tonight in detroit. every little bit counts. the head coach will be out of that game dealing with a personal tragedy. >> hopefully they can pull off a personal tragedy. >> hopefully they can pull off a

>> some areas have been two to 3 inches of rain. everything is moving off to the north and east. at about 11:00 tonight, everything will clear out. it is going across western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. a quick look at the extended outlook. sunshine for tomorrow into

tuesday. clout to increase on wednesday and we could look at fairly substantial rain across the mid atlantic on thursday. >> that is so much for being here with us. we will see back here at 11:00. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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